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I prescribed nothing. I just gave a link and some personal experience (which, by definition, is specific) to be taken or left as the reader sees fit. dmuja is spot on; any exercise the gets your muscles to the 'burn' or 'pump' stage will increase strength (paraphrased). This could mean lifting Buicks, squeezing Hostess Berry Pies, or vigorous masturbation. The apparatus employed is not the issue. As for the use of fingerboards, I posted: "Above is a formula for increasing strength/weight as quickly as possible. Increasing muscle endurance and training for sport specific motions using multiple muscle groups (boards, pullups, etc) is another matter but also well advised." I did post that, from what I've read (and followed) multiple sets, rather than one set until muscle failure, provides little additional benefit if the goal is strictly to increase strength to weight. I've tried both and found that strength increased just as rapidly over time with only one set as with multiples. As always, just my experience, buyer beware. A key point here is that a little time spent weight training goes a long way. My weight workouts take all of an hour and a half a week. You're in pure spray mode, now PP. Pretty sad for a mod on a non-spray forum.

Not much in this statement, but here it is: ACLU Statement on the Violent Radicalization and Home Grown Terrorism Act

Take a pill, Jay. It wasn't exactly the Watts riots. Where in my post did you see me justifying mob action or taking the law into one's own hands? Yes, Matt. I'm sure that if a group of neo-Nazi's had used the same methods to to prevent relief shipments from departing to Africa, I'm sure you'd be impartially applauding their zesty civic action. Spare me. Another bizarroid flutters to earth from the mythical planet Hypothetica. What if only neo-nazi CHILDREN were preventing relief shipments to Africa? EVEN STICKIER SITUATION, huh? Feel free to address the example of the abortion protesters, anti-integrationists, etc - at your leisure. Not very good examples there, JayBoy. Both of these movements were/are marked by violence and murder...quite unlike the war protests. Had these folks stuck to civil disobedience, it would have been same same. Commit the act, get arrested, bring attention to your cause. Fair enough. The bloodshed these groups perpetrated, however, changes everything.

I was wondering when you were going to play the "I'm a hard man, check it" card. Tragic. And this generic jewel of wisdom: Ya think? Did you ever think that people seeking information on how to improve grip strength had already discovered that that is their weak point? Which brings me to my point; despite your experience, you've offered little useful information, from personal experience or otherwise, on the actual topic. Cheers.

OK, so now we know where Cabbage Patch Dolls came from. Other than that, I got nothin'.

Nice beaver.

I am a talking mick.

Don't be so lazy. It'll come to you.

The keyboard.

Aren't those are the guys that blend human collagen into their products? I guess there could be worse things than a furnace that smells like bacon.

I bow to your vast experience! I do note that three months is a short time. How has this impacted your actual climbing? How many grades have you improved? YOu must have really powerful eye muscles by now. Still, I'll answer seriously, for the benefit of other participants who are here for more than just being an asshat sprayer. Whether 3 months or 30 years, personal experience is personal experience; single but real data points as compared to the none you've offered. Rock climbing is a way better experience after some weight training. Huge difference. My arms don't even come close to blowing out on pumpy Vantage routes I used to have to rest on. And a stronger core means being more relaxed regardless of which climbing technique I'm employing at any given time. More rest, less sketch, no injuries, more fun on lead. Forearm endurance is even more important for steeper ice. I'll be testing that soon as well.

Hey Faggot, I'm an average white middle aged male and I suspect I might be gay. I'm married, but I do occasionally have sex with men. But I don't love them or anything, and I don't want to live the gay lifestyle, which I think is immoral. I want to be politically involved, but now I'm confused. Should I support the Democrats, who are 10% openly gay, or the Gay Old Party, whose male members (at the very least) appear to be 100% closeted gay? Which party well give me better representation? Or head, for that matter? Finally, would joining the GOP mean I'd have to purchase a hairpiece? Thanks, Confused Queer

Civil Libertarians come from all over the political spectrum. Apparently, you never got the memo. As for hate crime legislation...that's so '90s.

Recycled. Reused. Unfortunately for the rest of us, not Reduced.

Fortunately for you, you're in a more common situation than you might imagine. Others who have been through this before have laid the groundwork on how to proceed for you. First question: is Mom rich? If the answer is no, simply move away and fail to leave a forwarding address. Problem solved. If the answer is yes, however, then the next step is to kill her, of course. She's miserable, and she's making everyone else miserable. Couldn't YOU find a better use for her money than expensive motion detection systems? Sure you could. People with active minds, such as your mom, typically take a lot of medication. At any given moment they're usually somewhere out beyond the Kuiper Belt, in a highly elliptical orbit fueled by oxycontin, diet Pepsi, and VO. This tendency, which may have been an inconvenience during family get togethers in the past, is now an opportunity. Simply blend a few extra valiums into her mid-morning Manhattan, ease her into the pool (she does have a pool, doesn't she?) and let gravity do the rest. Very common accident, and kind of classy, in a Natalie Wood kind of way. The best part is, it's nearly impossible to get caught. Practically no one kills Mom. Both parents, with a shotgun, as teenagers, sure, but just Mom? No way. And besides, the cops will probably appreciate not hearing from her anymore, so they'll make their investigation of her demise extra snappy. Even better...WHAT A SCREENPLAY! So good luck. Be sure the let us all know how it goes.

Who snuck a video camera into my family's Thanksgiving?

Gladly would this cross I'd bear

I feel better already.

So'z my wallet. I just ordered an Ivanko Super Gripper from these guys for $31.50 incl. shipping: Weightlifter's Wharehouse Best price I could find.

The only thing I've been stalked by is a porcupine. I now carry fewer hallucinogens.

Does anyone know where I can get a 400 septillion watt amp?

I am getting huge just reading this.

Wait a minute. INNOCENT GARBAGE CANS WERE HURT????!!!

Take a pill, Jay. It wasn't exactly the Watts riots. Where in my post did you see me justifying mob action or taking the law into one's own hands? Yes, Matt. I'm sure that if a group of neo-Nazi's had used the same methods to to prevent relief shipments from departing to Africa, I'm sure you'd be impartially applauding their zesty civic action. Spare me. Another bizarroid flutters to earth from the mythical planet Hypothetica. What if only neo-nazi CHILDREN were preventing relief shipments to Africa? EVEN STICKIER SITUATION, huh?

Yeah, but I'm still prettier than you. Here's a link that's perhaps a bit more scientific than your random choice. It's a summary of what was learned from 35 studies on weight/strength training: Mayo Cliinic Sports Medicine This also mimicks what two trainers (friends) relayed to me independently. I based the weight training program I started three months ago on these and concurring recommendations. Since then I've doubled strength in all exercises while steadily losing body weight. That's just been my experience, of course. What's been yours? You claim that high reps produce the greatest increase in muscle size and low reps do not. If that were true, marathoners would have gigantic legs and body builders, who train with high weight/low reps, would look like sticks. One need not run to the web to figure that one out.